myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of machete

Etymology of the Spanish word machete

the Spanish word machete

derived from the Spanish word macho

derived from the Latin word masculus (male, masculine, proper to males)

derived from the Latin word mas (male; male; masculine, of the male sex)

derived from the Latin word mateola

derived from the Spanish word macho

derived from the Latin word marculus (small hammer)

derived from the Latin word marcus

English macheto, French machette